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Welcome from Peggy Hessen Følsvik - President of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

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Welcome from Peggy Hessen Følsvik - President of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

A strong labour union and cooperation is the key to achieve a better working life. Here in Norway, thanks to common rules, the government, the labour unions and the employers organisations, manage to find broad based compromises that deliver for everyone.
The Norwegian Model - A supermodel that benefits all

Roger Bjørnstad - Chief Economist, LO Norway on The story of the Norwegian Model - or supermodel - is a story that goes from strike and lockout to negotiations between labor organisations and the employer organisations. The result is- a model with small wage differentials, small inequality and high employment and high economic growth - a win-win situation for both worker, employer and society in general.
Recruiting and maintaining union members secures a better future

Unions allow workers to come together with a powerful voice and make the opinion of its members reach management and political leaders. Collectively we can achieve positive impacts on people's lives, as well as great improvements to society as a whole.
Panel discussion on tripartite cooperation

Peggy Hessen Følsvik, Secretary General of LO Hadia Tadjik, former Minister of Labour Ole Erik Almlid, Director General of Norwegian Enterprise How can it be that the collaboration between the social partners of Norway's working life is less like a boxing match and more like a dance? How do they handle strikes, demonstrations and discontent? And why do they even bother to cooperate when the social partners have such conflicting interests?
Gender Equality

Synnøve Konglevoll - Former Special Adviser on Gender Equality The Nordic countries are the most gender equal societies in the world. Three reasons can be found in the presentation of the Nordic Model: We are countries with high employment rates, pushed forward by economic and government politics. We are strong welfare states, also very important to gender equality. We have regulated labour markets, essential to gender equality.
Summer patrol

Bjarne Lagesen - Advisor, LO Norway LO’s summer patrols travel all around Norway and visit young people in their summer jobs. Knocking on doors and asking managers if they have employees for the summer, the summer patrol checks that their rights are being upheld and that they understand their duties.
Social dialogue is an important tool for trade unions

Julie Lødrup, First Secretary of the Norwegian Confederations of Trade Unions, LO Norway: Our task as a trade union is to get the best results for our members. One of the most important tools is a continual social dialogue with the government and the employers.
Collective agreements and individual rights regulates your work life

A collective agreement is an agreement between an employer and a trade union concerning pay and working conditions. The size of your salary and other benefits depends on the terms agreed in the agreements. Your basic rights are regulated in the Working Environment Act
Tripartite cooperation

by Jonas Bals, advisor at LO Norway
Working environment

by Cecilie Sjåland, advisor at LO Norway

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